A visit to the Oaklawn Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Oaklawn Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oaklawn Memorial Park:
38.4170, -82.3079
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oaklawn Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Cabell County<2>.
The county seat for Cabell County is located in Huntington. Huntington lies just to the west of the Oaklawn Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oaklawn Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oaklawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Ridgelawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Baptist Cemetery
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The White Chapel Memorial Gardens is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Memorial Gardens
- The White Chapel Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- White Chapel Cemetery
- Rome - Proctorville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Sulphur Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mud River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mud River Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud River Cemetery
- Herrenkohl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Herrenkohl Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrenkohl Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Guyandotte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Guyandotte Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Guyandotte Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Huntington.
- The Guyandotte Cemetery has also been known as:
- Guyandotte UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #960037 <5>
- Woodmere Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Bethel Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Memorial Park is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Memorial Park
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Swann Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann Cemetery
- McCormacks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCormacks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormacks Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boulevard Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crooks Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Waugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Waugh Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh Cemetery
- Forest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Forest Memorial Park is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Memorial Park
- Maupin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Maupin Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Cemetery
- Arthur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Arthur Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oaklawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oaklawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Pea Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Barboursville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Melissa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Reid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Proctorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guyandotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Fudges Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Athalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sarah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Yates Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Salt Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Chesapeake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Hamlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Scottown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Sybene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Buffalo Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Portersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Crown City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Crown City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Oaklawn Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cabell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oaklawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barboursville
- Chesapeake
- Guyandotte
- Huntington
- Milton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Oaklawn Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Cabell County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Oaklawn Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1544314 (Oaklawn Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544314 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Cabell
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barboursville
- Location given for Oaklawn Memorial Park:
- Lat: 38.4170295 Lon: -82.3079264
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Cabell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oaklawn Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |